[Web4lib] Valid substitute for body onLoad()

Mon Oct 30 16:09:14 EST 2006

Here's a Javascript-free alternative.

http://www.grc.com/menu2/invitro.htm

But note, the CSS hacks don't validate (e.g. the backslashes in the CSS 
are intentional).

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Robert Sullivan wrote:
> I have found an almost-pure CSS method method for drop down menus
> which works across browsers and validates, except that it uses a small
> piece of Javascript which is called by <body onLoad>.
> 
> That won't pass the validator and since I don't speak Javascript I am
> looking for an alternative means of doing that.  The site I saw this
> on:
> 
> <http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm>
> 
> says you may replace that with a window.onload in the script file, but
> before I get in any deeper I am asking people who actually know what
> they're doing. :-)
> 